Geoffrey Landward was appointed Commissioner of Higher Education in March 2024 after having served as Interim Commissioner since September 2023. He previously served as deputy commissioner, general counsel, and secretary to the Utah Board of Higher Education. In addition to more than 15 years of public policy work, he has extensive executive leadership experience and over 20 years of legal expertise in administrative law, education law, and employment law. He is a graduate of the BYU J. Reuben Clark Law School.
Geoffrey also engages in freelance writing and editing. He recently started using only one space after periods, which has had astonishingly little impact on his life.
He has four children, including two who are applying to college this year, and three cats who mistakenly believe they can pay rent with dead mice and unending looks of disdain.
